The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1282] From: Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) (Patient) / 4 June 1776 / (Incoming)
Letter from Lord Cathcart, describing his own case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1282 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/379 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 4 June 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Lord Cathcart, describing his own case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:717] |
Case of Lord Cathcart who has a cough with possible diabetes and who sends Cullen a theoretically informed account of the cause of his own symptoms. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:628] | Author | Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:628] | Patient | Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Schaw Park | Sauchie | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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I should indeed be very ungrateful did I withold
from Dr Cullen the earliest Intelligence.
I past, tho' alone, the pleasentest Evening possible,
& supped as usual, but with much better appetite.
In bed at 10. Slept till eleven; from Eleven till five
slept little, waked often and coughed, sometimes spitting,
incessantly. Was not thirsty nor Hot, did not {illeg}
& rose at 4, & left the Cough to sleep it out. Drink my
milk at 5; by Delays & {illeg} did not leave; N.
{illeg} till 8, having had a little Breakfast [there?] and
a comfortable Nap in the Chaise on the [water?]. Arrived
here a little after Eleven, never less Fatigued.
Mrs. S. examined my Pulse twice by the Clock, each
time pronounced 64, her Dr. who is a good Surgeon
succeeded her & declared both times 68. Took my milk
at 12, and Bark at 2. No rise in Pulse. From hence
forward Bark, 4 times a day. I have a little Horse
& a little mare, you may depend on my riding one or t'other
tomorrow morning as a beginning of Equitation.
Linctus to night. There only remains to be added
a million of Thanks to my very able & kind Doctr. Cullen,
& Compliments, if he will take the trouble, to Mr. Wood.
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Lord Cathcart
June 4.
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After a very regular Day I went to bed not much
fatigued last Night at 10. Walked (↑Waked↑) at Eleven; soon found that
if I lay any longer it was impossible to cease Coughing as long
as Breath remained. Got Pillows, sat up as it were, in
Bed, Head supported; had a great deal of Sleep & no more
Cough; waked at 5 most refreshed, but rather fatigued by the
Sedentary Posture: to that however I am now {illeg}: the
{illeg} ↑in the night↑ has made rapid progress. In all other respects
every thing as well as possible, & was on Horseback to-day
from 10 till 12 with great Delight.
{illeg}
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Lord Cathcart
June 5th
Diplomatic Text
I should indeed be very ungrateful did I withold
from Dr Cullen ye earliest Intelligence.
I past, tho' alone, ye pleasentest Evening possible,
& supped as usual, but with much better appetite.
In bed at 10. Slept till eleven; from Eleven till five
slept little, waked often and coughed, sometimes spitting,
incessantly. Was not thirsty nor Hot, did not {illeg}
& rose at 4, & left the Cough to sleep it out. Drink my
milk at 5; by Delays & {illeg} did not leave; N.
{illeg} till 8, having had a little Breakfast [there?] and
a comfortable Nap in the Chaise on ye [water?]. Arrived
here a little after Eleven, never less Fatigued.
Mrs. S. examined my Pulse twice by ye Clock, each
time pronounced 64, her Dr. who is a good Surgeon
succeeded her & declared both times 68. Took my milk
at 12, and Bark at 2. No rise in Pulse. From hence
forward Bark, 4 times a day. I have a little Horse
& a little mare, you may depend on my riding one or t'other
tomorrow morning as a beginning of Equitation.
Linctus to night. There only remains to be added
a million of Thanks to my very able & kind Doctr. Cullen,
& Compts., if he will take ye trouble, to Mr. Wood.
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Ld Cathcart
June 4.
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After a very regular Day I went to bed not much
fatigued last Night at 10. Walked (↑Waked↑) at Eleven; soon found that
if I lay any longer it was impossible to cease Coughing as long
as Breath remained. Got Pillows, sat up as it were, in
Bed, Head supported; had a great deal of Sleep & no more
Cough; waked at 5 most refreshed, but rather fatigued by ye
Sedentary Posture: to that however I am now {illeg}: ye
{illeg} ↑in ye night↑ has made rapid progress. In all other respects
every thing as well as possible, & was on Horseback to-day
from 10 till 12 with great Delight.
{illeg}
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Ld Cathcart
June 5th
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